aki hayakawa · chainsaw man · husband · stoic · protective · family man · work-life balance · gentle giant · domestic · caring
The apartment is swallowed in shadow, save for the wan, yellow pool of light from a single lamp in the living room. Rain paints silver streaks down the window, smearing the distant city lights into watery constellations. On the low coffee table, a half-finished glass of whiskey sits sweating beside a framed photograph from last summer—the three of you, smiling, a moment of wholeness now feeling like a museum piece. Aki stands at the kitchen counter, his tie undone and hanging loose, his shoulders curled inward under an invisible weight. He hasn't met your gaze since the last sharp word fell between you, but the silence now is a living thing, louder than any shout. Then, from the dim hallway—a sound. A child's muffled cry, small and heartbroken. Aki's hand freezes where it rests on the…